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WHITE EAR [5 records]

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Record 1 2024-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
Universal entry(ies)
H74.0
classification system code, see observation
CONT

Tympanosclerosis is the medical term for scarring of the ear drum. Scarring occurs after the ear drum is injured or after surgery... The scarring on the ear drum looks bright white.

OBS

H74.0: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
H74.0
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Infiltration de la muqueuse tapissant la caisse du tympan [...] ou de la membrane tympanique par une substance hyaline (semblable à un dépôt de calcaire) qui l'épaissit.

OBS

H74.0 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oreja
Entrada(s) universal(es)
H74.0
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Degeneración fibrohialina de la mucosa del oído medio, que afecta a la membrana timpánica (miringoesclerosis) o bloquea la cadena de huesecillos.

OBS

H74.0: código de la Clasificación Estadística Internacional de Enfermedades y Problemas Relacionados con la Salud.

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Record 2 2018-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Egg Industry
CONT

Egg colour has nothing to do with egg quality, flavour, nutritive value, cooking characteristics or shell thicknesses, it is a genetically-controlled trait... The breeds that lay white eggs have white ear tufts while those that lay brown eggs have red feathers and ear tufts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeufs (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Couleur de la coquille de l'œuf.

CONT

La couleur de l'œuf n'a aucune importance sur sa qualité, elle dépend seulement de la race de la poule.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
Aegolius funereus
Latin
OBS

A bird of the family Strigidae.

OBS

A small owl lacking ear tufts... Upper parts chocolate brown spotted with white, thickly so on forehead; under parts white, blotchily streaked with brown; greyish white facial disc has a narrow dark brown or blackish outer border. Eyes yellow. Bill yellowish.

OBS

In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Aegolius funereus
Latin
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Strigidae.

OBS

[...] Hibou nocturne relativement petit, sans aigrettes au-dessus des oreilles et à coloration brun foncé et blanche.

OBS

nyctale de Tengmalm : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

OBS

En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
CONT

Although the Ungava lemming is very similar to the collared lemming, trenchant dental characteristics mark it as a distinct species.... The summer pelage is grizzled above with a faint black mid-dorsal stripe; it has tawny ear spots and a pale collar. The flanks and throat are buffy or tawny, and the underparts are grey. The feet and tail are silvery grey. The winter pelage is white, and the characteristic winter claws develop on the third and fourth digits.

OBS

A mammal of the family Muridae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

Le Lemming d'Ungava ressemble de très près au variable, mais il s'en distingue par des caractéristiques dentaires marquées. [...] Le pelage estival, grisâtre sur le dos, présente une raie médiane noire peu prononcée; la base des oreilles est chamois et un collier de couleur claire encercle le cou. Les flancs et la gorge sont jaune clair ou fauves, les pattes et la queue, gris argenté. Le ventre a une teinte argentée. La fourrure d'hiver est blanche [...]

OBS

Mammifère de la famille des Muridae.

Spanish

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Record 5 1987-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
CONT

"Silver top becomes evident where the heads of wild and cultivated grasses turn silvery-white, as if mature. No seed is formed, the plant flowering being killed by injury to stems at one or more points immediately above the uppermost node."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
OBS

coulure des graminées. Phytoprotection, vol. 65, no 2, p. 45.

Spanish

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